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  What is the Census of Agriculture?

  • The census of agriculture is a complete accounting of United States agricultural production.

  • The census is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every county in the Nation.

  • The census includes as a farm every place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold or normally would have been sold during the census year.

  • The census of agriculture is taken every five years covering the years ending in "2"; and "7."

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